Standoff In Oviedo Ends With Female Hostage Safe

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January 5, 2000

OVIEDO - A 34-year-old Oviedo man held a woman hostage and kept police in a standoff from Monday night until early Tuesday morning.

Authorities said Roy A. Hiatt, 1004 Hornbeam St., got into an argument with his girlfriend about 11 p.m. Monday. When police arrived, they heard the woman scream and saw Hiatt standing in front of her with a gun.

Police say they eventually talked Hiatt into releasing the unidentified woman. But it took SWAT negotiators from the Seminole County Sheriff's Office until 2:30 a.m. to talk Hiatt into coming out of the house peacefully.

Hiatt was arrested by Oviedo police and charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and false imprisonment. He is being held in the Seminole County Jail without bail.